National Palestinian powers declared Sunday a day of mourning in Nablus after Israeli occupation forces raided the city before dawn and killed two Palestinians.
The raid prompted fierce clashes between occupation forces and Palestinians who rushed to defend the city against the aggression on Nablus.
The Palestinian health ministry said Muhamad Azizi, 25, was killed by a bullet to the chest while Abdul Rahman Jamal Suleiman Sobh, 28, was shot in the head overnight.
Six others were wounded, including two in serious condition, it said.
“This Israeli crime will not defeat our people and will not break their will,” said Nabil Abu Rudeina, a spokesman for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
“The entire region will remain in a cycle of violence until the occupation is ended and a just peace is achieved, he added in a statement to Voice of Palestine radio.
Israeli occupation army confirmed in a statement that it had carried out “operation” in Nablus to arrest Palestinian “suspects”, adding that other “operations” were launched in several other regions across the West Bank including the town of Mughayir, Ayda camp and the city of Jenin.
At least 52 Palestinians have been martyred since late March, mostly in the West Bank, among them Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American dual national, who was covering an Israeli raid in Jenin.
Source: Palestinian media and Al-Manar English Website
